Curious about how sequestration could affect education? Politics K–12 breaks it down.

Though studies show that males outperform females in single-event math contests, a new study on multi-round math events finds that girls perform equal to or better than boys in the later rounds. (Huffington Post)

Immediately after Mexico’s president signed a historic education-reform package, police arrested Elba Esther Gordillo—the woman who led the powerful teacher union for two decades and is often referred to as the “Kingmaker” for her hold on Mexican politics—for embezzlement. (Wall Street Journal)